After reading both of the two stories on Bull Run, and I would have to say that I like the "Back to Iraq" one better. I think that it is a better read it. I like that it grabs my attention right away by placing you in the middle of a gun battle. I also like how it changes time just like a movie would when it shows and time jump right in front of you. That made it easier to see it happening in my mind while reading the story.
The story that was mainly about the battle of "Bull Run" was, I hate to say it, but it didn't get me interested in the story until later on. Maybe I shouldn't have read the Iraq one first. Sometimes I feel bad for thinking this, but I don't really like the way that it was written. Maybe I’m the reason that newspapers only write with a eight grade reading level, but what ever. When you (Doc) were talking about how it sounds like the pope talks, I agree. So in conclusion I would have to say that the "Bull Run" story has way more detail which is good, but I don’t like the way it was wrote. The Iraq Story threw you right into the action and with not a lot of crazy words made easy for you to picture each scene and see the differences between the two in you minds eye.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Comm 317 Media Law & Ethics
Clearest point that you have learned in 317?
Most confusing point you….?
What would you like to learn next as we go on?
1. The clearest point that I had seen is that this class (and that speech you made at the beginning of class) has made me want to get my law degree. The world of media law is huge and only going to get bigger.
2. The most confusing thing about media law is not getting lost. There is a lot of crap out there. I think that it is only a matter of time before I can sort threw it all and find the journalism that I know is still out there, maybe.
3. I don’t feel that I have the right to say what we should learn next. I do want it to be something that all of us can sink our teeth into, and find interesting. That doesn’t mean more on Brittney Spears either.
Most confusing point you….?
What would you like to learn next as we go on?
1. The clearest point that I had seen is that this class (and that speech you made at the beginning of class) has made me want to get my law degree. The world of media law is huge and only going to get bigger.
2. The most confusing thing about media law is not getting lost. There is a lot of crap out there. I think that it is only a matter of time before I can sort threw it all and find the journalism that I know is still out there, maybe.
3. I don’t feel that I have the right to say what we should learn next. I do want it to be something that all of us can sink our teeth into, and find interesting. That doesn’t mean more on Brittney Spears either.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Make No Law (that is bull shit)
I always hate when laws are made in the mist of a sensitive situation with blatant disregard for the amendments. The Sedition Act (1798), Espionage Act (1917), and the Patriot Act (2001) are just that. They break the first amendment plane and simple, not to mention that these were all placed into effect during a sensitive situation like WAR. These “Acts” are just ways for are government to bully the people that speak out for what’s right. The worst so called “Act” is the Sedition Act. This "Act" states that any publications of false, scandalous and malicious writing is to be prosecuted as a serious misdemeanor, which can carry a hefty fine or even imprisonment. Wow, if that doesn’t totally negate the powers of the first amendment then I don’t know what does.
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